inclusionary

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Recent Examples of inclusionary The developers plan to create 661 apartments, 165 of them affordable, or 25 percent, as required by mandatory inclusionary zoning. Kim Velsey, Curbed, 24 Mar. 2026 At one point, the council did consider several options, including the creation of an inclusionary zoning ordinance, which would require companies building new residential developments include a minimum number of units affordable to people earning below the average median income for the area. Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026 City officials have argued that higher rents could improve the feasibility of projects, with Mahan also pointing out that only about 10% of projects subject to the inclusionary housing requirement were built, and that none of those specific developments included units at 30% AMI. Devan Patel, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026 The Orgy Dome is a safe, inclusionary, and exploratory environment. Katie Bain, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2025 However, design mandates and inclusionary formulas for affordability miss the point, lower rents. Roger Valdez, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inclusionary
Adjective
  • Interceptor drones as part of a comprehensive air defense system are now being sought by Middle East and Gulf countries amid the Iran war, according to Ukrainian officials.
    ABC News, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
  • With overwhelming bipartisan support, Indiana enacted one of the most comprehensive state-level national security laws in the country.
    Joe Gebbia Sr, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • There’s also the overarching question of Miami’s future in the ACC to explore.
    Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 2 May 2026
  • But Parikh says one of the biggest overarching challenges is the persistent stigma and reluctance to discuss this part of the body.
    Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Every personal finance review is based on rigorous reporting by our team of expert writers and editors with extensive knowledge of personal finance products.
    Liz Knueven, CNBC, 2 May 2026
  • So Whaffle’s strict period accuracy requires extensive research.
    Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026
Adjective
  • Crimes were investigated and solved long before governments had the ability to collect pervasive location and behavioral data on ordinary people — and they are still solved today without it.
    DP Opinion, Denver Post, 7 May 2026
  • History, spirituality, and the law collide as tribal repatriation specialists fight to return and rebury Indigenous human remains, revealing the still-pervasive worldviews that justified their collection in the first place.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 6 May 2026
Adjective
  • In the greater public, a dangerous, inchoate rage directed at Barack Obama persists alongside the widespread affection for him.
    Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • But activists say abuses are still widespread and that workers have few avenues to pursue justice.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 May 2026
Adjective
  • The race came amid a broader power struggle between the two sides of City Hall early in both Mamdani and Menin’s leadership, but the election will also have a more immediate impact.
    Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The legislation passed with broad bipartisan support in the Senate, but some Republicans rejected the bill, opposing earmarking millions more to maintain the fortified Capitol and equip it with the staff necessary to keep the screenings going.
    Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The thought that we’re already included in the all-embracing atmosphere of divine Love was helpful in my prayers to love God more.
    Kyle Schaberg, Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2025
  • In some ways, JavaScript is the people’s programming language: egoless and all-embracing.
    Sheon Han, WIRED, 4 Mar. 2024
Adjective
  • Attenborough, more than anybody, has established the link between the patch of glass in our living rooms and the wide world beyond—which, thanks to him, is revealed to be wider, weirder, and more combative than anyone could have conceived.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
  • However, passes weren’t connecting, Montreal’s speed was able to keep up with the Frost’s own, and shot attempts ended up being too wide of the net to go in.
    Theodore Tollefson, Twin Cities, 8 May 2026

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“Inclusionary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inclusionary. Accessed 8 May. 2026.

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